#Boasberg: you've essentially admitted their rights were violated. if they're in constructive custody, what's the remedy?

#DOJ: ...

Boasberg: now we've got #judges in #SDNY, #SDTex, #DColo, plus a circuit judge in #DC all finding that invasion & predatory incursion have #military connotations so proclamation did not properly invoke #AEA. agree that's where things stand?

DOJ: yes.

Boasberg: #SCOTUS never said AEA was properly invoked.

#law #immigration #AlienEnemiesAct #DueProcess #Trump

New

Federal Judge Hellerstein preliminarily ENJOINS enforcement of #AlienEnemiesAct proclamation in #SDNY.

1. no "invasion."

2. no "incursion"

3. Attempt to enforce "immediate ... removal" of alleged Tren de Aragua members violates #DueProcess & terms of #AEA itself.

#immigration #law #Trump #AbuseOfPower
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.640153/gov.uscourts.nysd.640153.84.0.pdf

But the 2nd time, the #DOJ fared even worse. Judge Netburn not only rejected the request…, but she also ordered the govt to abide by a special condition: Should they ever try to refile such an application before another federal judge, they had to include a transcript of the sealed discussions in her court…

Part of the judge’s skepticism…stemmed from the absence from the case of attys w/the Manhattan prosecutor’s office. But prosecutors in #SDNY were wary of signing onto the effort…

#law #Trump

Jennifer Rubin: Four Undaunted Individuals: Heroes propel the virtuous cycle of resistance:

Bill Owens, Celia Cohen, Andrew Rohrbach, and Derek Wikstrom

"…a virtuous circle can develop in defense of democracy: Ordinary people organize and protest; politicians and officials realize resistance is popular, they step up their defense of democracy; and their increased resilience in turn inspires more popular defiance."

#BillOwens #60minutes #SDNY #TheContrarian #law
https://contrarian.substack.com/p/four-undaunted-individuals

Four Undaunted Individuals

Heroes propel the virtuous cycle of resistance

The Contrarian

Read resignation letter from #SDNY prosecutors asked to admit ‘wrongdoing’

“We will not confess wrongdoing when there was none,” wrote prosecutors involved in the bribery case against New York Mayor #EricAdams. “We resign.”

#law #DOJ #Justice #Trump #corruption #QuidProQuo

The list of measures purpose-built to cleave off a domain in which the #law does not apply grows by the day: the #pardons that bless & invite #insurrectionary #violence; the #purges of career lawyers at the #DOJ & #SDNY, #InspectorsGeneral across the govt, & snr #FBI agents; the AG’s command that attys obey #Trump over their understanding of the #Constitution; the appointment of people such as #KashPatel & #DanBongino, who…view loyalty to Trump as more compelling than their constitutional oath;

Cohen worked on multiple #mafia cases & prosecutions of violent street #gangs.

The 3d individual placed on leave -- a member of the office's #civil division -- posted about #ElonMusk & #EdMartin, a #Jan6 advocate, leader of the Stop the Steal movement & #Trump's nominee for US attorney in Washington, DC.

A spox for the U.S. Attorney's Office for #SDNY declined to comment.

#law #corruption #IndependentJudiciary #RevengePolitics #MafiaState

Pam Bondi says 'truckload' of Epstein files have arrived from FBI, she plans to release 'as fast as...

Bondi was furious last week after her highly anticipated Epstein File release was widely panned for failing to unearth any new information.

Daily Mail
SDNY Shenanigans: Mayor Adams' Bribery Case Takes a Comedic Turn with Leaked Memo Defense - News Wiki

SDNY courthouse drama unfolds as Mayor Adams fights bribery charges with leaked memos, turning legal strategy into a comedy of errors.

News as it should be

OKX, one of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchanges, settled charges with the U.S. DOJ after facilitating more than $5B in suspicious transactions.

Based in the Seychelles, OKX in operation since at least 2017, pled guilty today to one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business, agreed to pay penalties totaling more than $504M. https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/okx-pleads-guilty-violating-us-anti-money-laundering-laws-and-agrees-pay-penalties #crypto #cryptocrime #cryptocurrency #OKX #guilty #DOJ #SDNY #MoneyLaundering

OKX Pleads Guilty To Violating U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Laws And Agrees To Pay Penalties Totaling More Than $500 Million

Matthew Podolsky, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James E. Dennehy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), announced today that Aux Cayes Fintech Co. Ltd, d/b/a “OKEx,” d/b/a “OKX” (“OKX”), a Seychelles-based entity, that since at least 2017 has operated OKX, one